oversell en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /oʊ.vɚ.sɛl/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English sell English oversell From over- + sell.
Meanings
- (transitive) To agree to sell more of something than one can supply.
- (transitive) To be too eager in attempting to sell something.
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(transitive) To praise something to excess.
I don't want to oversell it, but [second clause]
I don't want to oversell it, but you've got to check out that new restaurant on Third Street.
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(obsolete, transitive) To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in sale price.
One whose beauty / Would oversell all Italy
1617, John Fletcher, “The Chances”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oversold | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| oversold | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overselling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| oversells | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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es supervender (Translations)